Tick risk in Winchester city County, Virginia
Winchester city County covers 1 towns and carries the 24th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 42 cases per 100,000 people a year (92nd of 1378 counties in the South). Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Winchester city County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Winchester city County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Winchester city County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Winchester city County, VA
Professional tick control across Winchester city County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Winchester city County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Winchester city County?
Most Winchester city County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Winchester city County
Which towns in Winchester city County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Winchester city County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Winchester city County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Winchester city County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the south. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Winchester city County?
Winchester city County reports about 42 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 92nd-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 24th-highest of Virginia's 110 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
All towns in Winchester city County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.